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Francisco Gamborena

1901 - 1982

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Francisco "Patxi" Gamborena Hernandorena (14 March 1901 – 30 July 1982), was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent his entire club career from 1915 to 1934 with Real Unión in his hometown of Irún in the Basque Country, winning the Copa del Rey in 1924 and 1927 before playing in the club's four seasons in La Liga after its formation, followed by two in the Segunda División after relegation (they never returned to the top level). Gamborena made his international debut for Spain on 9 October 1921 in a 2–0 home friendly win over Belgium in Bilbao's Estadio San Mamés. He played 20 internationals, including at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic tournaments, and his last match was a 13–0 win over Bulgaria on 21 May 1933, Spain's record victory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco Gamborena is the 4,595th most popular soccer player (up from 4,784th in 2019), the 1,804th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,879th in 2019) and the 347th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Francisco Gamborena ranks 4,595 out of 21,273. Before him are Alfredo Torres, Luis Garisto, Óscar Córdoba, Georges Stuber, Dušan Vlahović, and Enrique Hormazábal. After him are Uche Okechukwu, Nabil Fekir, Ante Rebić, Kiyonobu Okajima, Didier Couécou, and Danny Blanchflower.

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Among people born in 1901, Francisco Gamborena ranks 315. Before him are Ondino Viera, Jimmy Gallagher, Clementina de Jesus, Boris Chirkov, Ben Lyon, and Enrique Jardiel Poncela. After him are Leopoldo Conti, Francis Chichester, Helen Ferguson, Shirley Mason, Richard Brauer, and Brian Donlevy. Among people deceased in 1982, Francisco Gamborena ranks 272. Before him are Boris Chirkov, John Cody, Hércules de Miranda, Gopal Swarup Pathak, Celia Johnson, and Jimmy Dickinson. After him are Arturo Rodríguez, Victor Fontan, Marty Robbins, Charles Walters, Raúl Fernández, and Kenneth Rexroth.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco Gamborena ranks 1,804 out of 3,355. Before him are Pedro Duque (1963), José Hierro (1922), Enrique Jardiel Poncela (1901), Julia Navarro (1953), Josep Bonaplata i Corriol (1795), and Juan Carlos Navarro (1980). After him are José Juncosa (1922), Marcelino Oreja, 1st Marquis of Oreja (1935), Ismael Urzaiz (1971), José Amador de los Ríos (1818), Jerónimo Saavedra (1936), and Jorge Martínez (1962).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Francisco Gamborena ranks 347. Before him are Luis Rubiales (1977), Marcial Pina (1946), Rosendo Hernández (1922), Iván Campo (1974), Francisco Pagazaurtundúa (1894), and Voro (1963). After him are Ismael Urzaiz (1971), Rubén de la Red (1985), Miguel Pardeza (1965), Santiago Urquiaga (1958), Fernando Navarro (1982), and José Diego (1954).

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